Houses
Up until 1992 the school was organized under a clearly defined house system, as in most public schools. In the same year two of the previous houses were removed and the school was re-organized into year groups in lieu of the traditional house structure that had existed. School House, the college’s boarding house since 1917 and Howards were removed and Brooks, Butlers, Howsons and Selwyns remained.
The Six Houses that existed until 1992:
| House | Symbol | Motto | Named After | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brook's | Stag | Aeternum Progredior | Rt. Rev. Richard Brook, Bishop of St Edmundsbury and Ipswich | |
| Butlers | Grypphon | Prensum Elevo | Rev. George Butler, Canon of Winchester | |
| Howard's | Horse | Contemnit Pavorem | Canon Howard | |
| Howsons | Lion | Nulla Vestigia Retrorsum | Very Rev. John Saul Howson, Dean of Chester | |
| School House | Dragon | Stet Fortuna Domus | - | |
| Selwyns | Porcupine | Toujours Prest | Rev. E.C. Selwyn | |
In 2009, the College returned to its old House System. The four remaining houses came back into action and gave the school a new lease of life. Each house now has their own large house room in which Lerpoolians can socialize, study and leave their belongings. House activities have once again become a daily occurrence and pupils are registered in house groups meaning that the year system brought about in 1992 has almost vanished.
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Famous quotes containing the word houses:
“A new disease? I know not, new or old,
But it may well be called poor mortals’ plague:
For, like a pestilence, it doth infect
The houses of the brain ...
Till not a thought, or motion, in the mind,
Be free from the black poison of suspect.”
—Ben Jonson (c. 1572–1637)
“And when your children ask you, ‘What do you mean by this observance?’ you shall say, ‘It is the passover sacrifice to the LORD, for he passed over the houses of the Israelites in Egypt, when he struck down the Egyptians but spared our houses.’”
—Bible: Hebrew, Exodus 12:26-27.
“The light by which we see in this world comes out from the soul of the observer. Wherever any noble sentiment dwelt, it made the faces and houses around to shine. Nay, the powers of this busy brain are miraculous and illimitable.”
—Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803–1882)